I was a teacher in the public schools for almost 15 years before I left the profession. My last year of teaching K was one I will always remember ... For the future I will try to find a new venting spot because I would not want to drive someone away from the board because of all the negativity.
Oh my...heavens. That year must have been a nightmare. So sorry.
I agree with Kriston that airing frustrations is appropriate on this board. We all need to a place vent or to make valid criticisms. In fact, there have been times when this board has shown me that I'm not the only person facing a certain problem. I'm uncomfortable with like the idea of people feeling obliged to sound positive when things around them are dysfunctional.
Problems don't get solved unless they get aired. Let's face it: large-scale changes often start with a small group of troublemakers. As an example, the British crown presumably considered our founding fathers to be nothing but a bunch of negative troublemakers. Ditto for at least some captains of industry when people began to advocate for limits on child labor. And the voting rights movements. And the civil rights movement...and and and.
Just my 2c.
Val
Val
